- Jerry Grote (basketball)
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Jerry Grote No. 32 Guard Personal information Date of birth December 28, 1940 Nationality American High school Cantwell High School
(Montebello, California)Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Career information College Loyola Marymount NBA Draft 1962 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28th overall Selected by the St. Louis Hawks Career history 1962-63 Long Beach Chiefs 1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Jerry C. Grote (born December 28, 1940) is a retired American basketball player. He played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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College career
Grote, a 6'4 guard from Cantwell High School in Montebello, California, played collegiately at Loyola University in Los Angeles (now Loyola Marymount). Grote made a splash in his first year of eligibility, averaging 14.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and winning West Coast Athletic Conference player of the year honors as a sophomore. He followed that up by averaging 12.6 points and 4.9 rebounds and leading the Lions to the 1961 WCAC title. In Grote's senior year, he averaged 13 points per game and was named second team All-WCAC. He finished his career with 1,011 points - scoring his 1,000th point in his final collegiate game.[1]
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Grote was drafted in the fourth round (28th pick overall) of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. However, he opted to play for the Long Beach Chiefs of the American Basketball League. Grote averaged 7.5 points per game in 24 contests for the Chiefs in the 1962–63 season.[2]
In the 1964–65 NBA season, Grote played for the Los Angeles Lakers. He appeared in 11 games and scored 14 total points.[3]
References
- ^ 2010-11 Loyola Marymount men's basketball media guide, accessed September 16, 2011
- ^ ABL Statistics, accessed September 16, 2011
- ^ Jerry Grote NBA statistics, accessed September 16, 2011
External links
- Jerry Grote historical page at NBA.com
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Categories:- 1940 births
- Living people
- American Basketball League (1961–1963) players
- Basketball players from California
- Guards (basketball)
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball players
- St. Louis Hawks draft picks
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